It'd be an interesting legal case, and one perhaps not as cut and dried as you're portraying.
The Supremacy Clause establishes that Federal laws made pursuant to the Constitution are prioritized over conflicting state laws. In this case, Texas would actually be upholding the Federal law.
I've got less faith in the court system than I've ever had, but perhaps a bit more than most here. I think it'd be worth testing, and I very much want to see Constitutional showdowns.
A state violating the supremacy clause, absofuckinglutely
It'd be an interesting legal case, and one perhaps not as cut and dried as you're portraying.
The Supremacy Clause establishes that Federal laws made pursuant to the Constitution are prioritized over conflicting state laws. In this case, Texas would actually be upholding the Federal law.
I've got less faith in the court system than I've ever had, but perhaps a bit more than most here. I think it'd be worth testing, and I very much want to see Constitutional showdowns.